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Minutes,
Roundtable Discussion for QEP
Student Roundtable
August 25, 2004, 11:20 a.m.
Thomas Russell Library, Room 302
Present:
(Students) Ruthshanda Anderson, Katrina Banks, Daniel Brand,
Shalonda Buckner, Qualando Daniel, Donnie Ewing, Shawn Gilmore,
Ronald Maxwell, Ashley Millsap, Kenneth Nabors, Lakesha
Richardson, Seth Stephens, J.T. Toombs Jr., Fammie Whetstrone,
Eddie Wright, (Employees) Laura Brown, Barbara Anne Spears
Mrs. Spears met with Mrs. Brown’s English 092 class. She gave an
overview of the QEP and focused on the role of students in
providing appropriate feedback to help make all developmental
courses the best they can be.
One returning adult student said that she has had difficulty in
her math class because of her unfamiliarity with computers. She
prefers to be taught by an instructor who can immediately answer
questions.
One student said her math instructor has said that she cannot
answer any questions because the instruction must come from the
computer. Answering questions would be like helping on a test,
she reported that the instructor had said. Spears inquired
whether or not the student was taking a quiz or chapter exam,
but she said she was only completing a lesson. Spears noted that
this may be a misunderstanding.
Another student said she also has difficulty in her keyboarding
class because learning is independent. Several students said
they prefer to have a class where all students are working on
the same material which is presented live by an instructor. The
greatest problem, they reiterated, is an inability to ask
questions or get clarification during a lesson.
One student asked if it would be possible to have students with
a 4.0 average provide tutoring. Spears said that the College has
considered using Phi Theta Kappa students as tutors and has done
so in the past; another possibility would be to use student
tutors who have just successfully completed the course for which
they are tutoring. All agreed that one-on-one tutoring is
especially helpful.
Spears asked if students believed they might benefit from
success workshops on topics such as study skills, note-taking,
listening, etc. Students confirmed that they would benefit. One
student asked if these workshops would replace tutors. Spears
said no, adding that workshops on specific skills with which
students struggle may be possible – for instance, English 092
students may benefit from additional workshops on developing the
topic sentence.
Spears provided her office location and asked students to please
continue to provide feedback, ideas, and suggestions to the
College.
With no further discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 11:45
a.m.
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